Social Media Compliance: What Investment Advisors Need to Know Financial-Planning.com As social media grows increasingly popular among RIAs, there are still questions regarding testimonials, endorsements and recommendations on social sites.

Govt To Make Technical Education Attractive Ghana That, she said, would be the backbone of the nation's technological advancement which was evident by the creation of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) and the...

Technical vocational education key to development – Principal Ghana Business News “The mind set of some Ghanaians towards technical vocational education training has remained unchanged, the perception is still firmly held that technical vocational...

by Andreas Schleicher Deputy Director and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the OECD's Secretary-General Big data is the foundation on which education can reinvent its business model and build the coalition of governments, businesses, and...

by Marilyn Achiron Editor, Directorate for Education and Skills Here’s a little test for you: Write a one-paragraph summary of a newspaper or web article you just read. After you’ve done that, try to explain how you did it.

The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century.

This is a useful resource as it explores further into the framework for the 21st century learning. It combines a discrete focus on the outcomes, specific skillsa and content knowledge that should be gained through the learning program. The diagram helps understanding further into the support system and how it all collaborates. This is benefical to me as a future teacher as it gives me a clear understanding of how i can manage my time effectively and make sure i am always covering aspects that are relevant to the 21st century learning.

Does new technology conflict with or complement established teaching and learning? What is the impact on the teaching profession as we have traditionally known it? Will the power of the internet, with new innovations such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), create an unstoppable ‘avalanche’ of education reform, or are these reforms a false revolution? Can the value of face-to-face quality learning and student-teacher relationships ever really be questioned, at any level of education? Will the class room, lecture theatre, and traditional notion of education space – schools and universities – be usurped by a screen, online and distance learning, or alternative spaces such as the workplace, home, or concert-hall?

It should complement. Art and the French language provide a word for what should happen: bricolage. Bricolage is the blending of two materials, in this case traditional and new pedagogy, in ways that might infuse them. A philosophical approach might to use Gadamer and Vico to discuss sensus communis which is the common sense of a community based on wisdom and creativity.

The format is interesting as it is similar to a Ethnograhic Futures Research format gone viral.

"Advances in technology generally define the latest trends in any industry, and the elearning industry is no different. New devices and APIs are shaping the present and future of how organizations administer and record learning. In 2013, we are starting to see how the latest technologies are making their way into formal learning delivery."

I'm still learning and experimenting with available technologies - infographics is a valuable visual tool. However, as with all new "technologies" that we encounter, I believe the phrase "appropriate technology" should also be our guide for digital tech and social media choices.

Research shows that today’s world is experiencing shifts that are likely to reshape the future landscape of our society; changes which affect how individuals learn and what it is that they should b...

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Research shows that today’s world is experiencing shifts that are likely to reshape the future landscape of our society; changes which affect how individuals learn and what it is that they should be learning. What are these shifts and their implications? What are the trends for creating more effective learning strategies? What are the skills of tomorrow that our learners need? This article will answer these questions.

Ben Lyons Co-Director of Intern Aware, a British-based campaigning organization that promotes the rights and interests of young people entering the professional world, answers questions posed by Cassandra Davis educationtoday’s editor during his...

Interview with David Hoey, Chief Executive Officer of WorldSkills International by Cassandra Davis and Julie Harris, Editors, Educationtoday “A high-performing athlete is the result of his or her training,” he explained during a break at the OECD...

Here’s a list of blogs that feed my teaching soul, hunger for knowledge, and need for deeper insights into teaching, learning and writing. There are so many wonderful blogs that it’s impossible to list them all here, so I’m listing the ones that have been most relevant to my own professional development. As such, they should be relevant to any teacher who wants to turn online teaching and/or publishing into a fully-fledged career.

I am making my way through these but am excited about the content I am finding here. What did educators ever do with all this wisdom before we had the place to make it heard? How wondrous that we can each become an expert and a motivator in our field!

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